Abstract

This paper presents results of an ongoing PhD research, which aims to developguidelines to help designers incorporate children's perspectives when designingchildren's hospitals. The paper discusses children’s hospital design throughparticipatory approaches and links it to the lean design literature, proposing newinsights into value generation. The research method is a case study, in which theprocess of identifying children’s preferences and considering these into the differentstages of design is described. Data was collected through 16 semi-structuredinterviews. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and along with otherdocuments analysed using content analysis. Results indicate that participation indesign provides children with opportunities for voicing their view and ensures theirrequirements are available in all phases of the process. Such participation enablesrequirements not to be lost when progressively transformed into design solutions. Thepaper also discusses how realistic is it to consult with children, and which approachesmay help design decision making for future children’s hospital design.

Item Type:

Book Chapter

Additional Information:

Paper presented at 19th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Lima, Peru, 13-15th July 2011